WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs Lounastaja
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Lounastaja.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Lounastaja about 3.
- Lounastaja is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
- Lounastaja was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Lounastaja is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
- Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for Lounastaja.
Line by line
Lounastaja leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Column Shortcodes |  Lounastaja |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #66,636 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 131 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 18 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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